If the calcium concentration in blood plasma is 8.8 mg/dL and Kp for calcium diphosphate is 8.64 × 10-13, what minimum concentration of diphosphate results in the precipitation? Express your answer in moles per liter to two significant figures. [P2O,4"] = M

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Pseudogout, a condition with symptoms similar to those of gout (a condition that results in joint swelling and pain), is caused by the formation of calcium diphosphate (C22P207)
crystals within tendons, cartilage, and ligaments. Calcium diphosphate precipitates out of blood plasma when diphosphate levels become abnormally high.
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If the calcium concentration in blood plasma is 8.8 mg/dL and Ksp for calcium diphosphate is 8.64 × 10¬13, what minimum concentration of diphosphate results in the precipitation?
Express your answer in moles per liter to two significant figures.
[P2O,4] =
M
Transcribed Image Text:Pseudogout, a condition with symptoms similar to those of gout (a condition that results in joint swelling and pain), is caused by the formation of calcium diphosphate (C22P207) crystals within tendons, cartilage, and ligaments. Calcium diphosphate precipitates out of blood plasma when diphosphate levels become abnormally high. Part A If the calcium concentration in blood plasma is 8.8 mg/dL and Ksp for calcium diphosphate is 8.64 × 10¬13, what minimum concentration of diphosphate results in the precipitation? Express your answer in moles per liter to two significant figures. [P2O,4] = M
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